Week of April 25, 2026: May marketing ideas + 2026 Medicare changes

Weekly Newsletter, April 24, 2026
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This week, strengthen your practice before revenue slips away.

With Medicare policy changes on the horizon and billing inefficiencies eating into your bottom line, now is the time to audit how your practice manages revenue.

In this issue, you’ll learn how to calculate your true billing costs, avoid coding compliance pitfalls, and uncover missed reimbursement opportunities. Plus, access May marketing ideas to grow patient engagement and stay top of mind in your community.

FREE CALCULATOR

Calculate the true cost of manual billing work

The Intake manual billing cost calculator

Manual billing tasks take up more time than most practices realize. Automation can reduce that workload by 40–65%.

Answer 5 quick questions to estimate how much time and money your team could recover each month.

TEBRA CASE STUDY

In-house billing with Tebra supports thriving pediatric practice

The Intake Tebra case study

Before Tebra, Dr. Mary Lee’s practice relied on an external billing service. When that service changed, she brought billing in-house to gain more control over both the process and outcomes.

With support from Tebra and billing expert Cynthia Dane, see how the practice now achieves a 98% AR collection rate with low days outstanding.

Main story

Physician speaks to patient via Telehealth as part of Medicare policy changes 2026
Key Medicare policy changes practices should prepare for in 2026

Here’s how 2026 Medicare changes to physician payments, telehealth, MIPS, and audits will impact your practice, and what you can do to protect your revenue.

That's it for this week!

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